Arts and Culture

Eats & Beats

1:33 pm

Thu February 5, 2015

Round two of Chipotle's "Cultivating Thought" series has been announced, with a diverse collection of 10 writers, whose work, thoughts, musings and ideas will appear on cups and wrappers. This time, curator and NY Times bestselling author Jonathan Safran Foer (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Eating Animals) included three Latino authors in the mix, but none of them Chicano or Mexican.

A playful, tongue-in-cheek meditation on the significance of loving relationships, this show promises a musical and comedic exploration of "el bien y el mal” (the good and the bad). Moving between love ballads and vignettes that speak of love, loss and laughter, this play will explore a couple's relationship spanning more than 50 years.

Jazz on Film

11:39 am

Thu January 15, 2015

Jack Webb’s iconic character Joe Friday and program "Dragnet" forever fixed him as the no-nonsense, straight talking and ultra-square cultural figure firmly behind law and order and unmoved by societal changes in the 1950s and 60s. Yet few knew that Webb got his start as a late-night jazz DJ before moving to radio broadcasts and television. He is reputed to have had more than 6,000 jazz records, including everything done by Bix Beiderbecke as well as his love for the modern jazz of the 50s. His first wife was the actor-singer Julie London.

Book Review

2:03 pm

Wed December 31, 2014

Chroniclers of the life of Gil-Scot Heron (GSH) describe him as a contradiction—the lead evidence is his self-destructive drug use while musically preaching the dangers of drugs to others. Critics also cite parent Gil’s neglect of his children despite having been pained by the absence of his own father. These and other tales of failings and accomplishments are here—the compassion and neglect, the engagement and denial, the creativity and ambivalence.

PBS Shows

11:14 am

Mon December 29, 2014

For the first half of the 20th century, jazz champion Bing Crosby (1903-1977) was the most popular and influential multi-media star. Crosby reigned supreme through radio, film, television and records for more than three decades.

Crosby's deep love of jazz brought the genre to a wider, mainstream audience. While a singer for the band the Rhythm Boys, Crosby bent notes and added off-tune phrasing in true jazz form.